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Large deviations for ideal quantum systems

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 Statistical Mechanics math.MP

Abstract

We consider a general d-dimensional quantum system of non-interacting particles, with suitable statistics, in a very large (formally infinite) container. We prove that, in equilibrium, the fluctuations in the density of particles in a subdomain of the container are described by a large deviation function related to the pressure of the system. That is, untypical densities occur with a probability exponentially small in the volume of the subdomain, with the coefficient in the exponent given by the appropriate thermodynamic potential. Furthermore, small fluctuations satisfy the central limit theorem.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/9906014,
  title  = {Large deviations for ideal quantum systems},
  author = {Joel L. Lebowitz and Marco Lenci and Herbert Spohn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/9906014},
  year   = {2007}
}

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28 pages, LaTeX 2e